The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-04-15
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I@n ago, wo heard successful plaute,
fems{, that he could easily cultivate al
sue ID that he could plant. Ex.rava
gent this may appear, 70. when properly
ugosEtood, it is not at all uureascua able
ttNken.lemau's idea Of planting did no.
eoqsase simply in opening furrow for tho
seq epd covering them, bu. il embraced
ss hould do, thorough preparation Of
ths sel for crop, before seed was ever
pnf 4 the ground, and thus understood,
Y w h very evident, that i. is not 50
easy matter to plant slarger crop than
cam be properly cultivated. Ono Of the
gree secrets Of good aud easy cultivation
OF a3erop, is to have tho land on which
it $50 be planted 'Oen prepared, before
the york Of planting commences. No
uatter what the description of soil
may be, or what kind OF crop is to be cul-
tivated, thorough preparation beforehand
greatly facilitates the labor Of making the
crop II deep plowing is to be done, now
il y time to do it; if close plowing is to
be done, now is tho time to..do it. Better
be dehyed for woek or two in planting,
il TIE land eanoot be thoroughly prepared
in lss time, than to hurry the planting
befcss the fields arc ready for it. The ra-
pidky with which the crop will grow of
ahafit comes up, aud the facility with
whi3h it can be cultivated afterwards, will
mol than compensate for tho delay which
haspsen incurred in planting it. The OK
perbneed plowmau will readily appreciate
the fdvantsges Of the system. It's chief
receumendation is, that it throws the
harasst labor Of plowiug upon tho mule
and che hand, at n season of the year
whsr they are both better able to stand
il. Good plowing now will save no. only
in ~ number Of burrows, but the depth
of fdrrows, necessary hereafter in cult
ysting the crop. We have frequently
beard planters, after the crop has been
laid BY, comparing the amount of plowinz
which each has done in cultivatiog it. Ono
has, in some instances douo twice as much
as tho other, and it not uufrequently hap
pens that he who has done the least plow-
fnsin She e0isivasi6n, has made .be Iars.
est yield to ths acre. The difference, upon
inquiry, turns out that one did most of his
work before he put his seed in the ground,
while the other has endeavored to repair
tho consequences of neglect 10 this par
ticular, BY great deal Of work in cultiva-
ting the crop. Let US therefore repeat
and urge upon our readers, if you intend
to do any good plowing this year, do it
before You commence to plaut. Do not
leave your land to be broken afterwards,
but have this soeU done now. oven though
it throws you behind your neighbors in
commencing to plant. They may seem in
the beginning to have the start of you,
but you will find before summer comes on
that their advantages we're iilusory. Your
crop will soon overtake theirs, in its growth,
and you will keep your fields cloan of tho
grass, with nearly half tho labor which
they find necessary.
The foregoing remarks apply also to
every other species Of preparation which
is necessary in making the crop. Better
take time now to do any and every job
which is anticipated about the plantation,
than postpone it for an idle day that may
occur hereafter. There are not many idle
days on cotton plantation after the crop
comes on, and anything which must be
done at all, had better be done now, if
possible, than defer it. When the work
Of cultivating tie crop commences, that
and should receive the undi-
vided attention Of the planter. Make q
good beginning, and it will be found gen.
orally in crop making, to insure a good
ending. With a slight modification of
Da'y Crockett's celebrated maxim, we
advise our readers to be sure you are
ready, then 60 ahead.'-SoH efhe South.
MARRIED HIS Sons WIDow.-Hart-
ford, April 5.-Jo,eph Troy Of Lswisburg,
. wealthy manufacturer, who will be buried
tomorrow, died at the age Of seventy-nin
IN that town, married .he widow of his OWN
son for his third wife. The son, George
u. Toy, graduated from Wesleyan Univer-
sity and died only few years after
his marriage. After his death his
widow married the fathsr. There is one
child, the fruit Of the latter union
The younger Toy had FIVE sisters, including
the wife Of Charles H. Buck of Brooklyn,
N. Y, as also the wife Of Rev. Mr.. Dodge